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PRESENT 



MEMORIAL ADDRESSES 





LIFE AND CHARACTER 



John W. Kendall. 

A REPRESENTATIVE FROM KENTUCKY, 



DELIVERED IN THE 



House of Representatives and in the Senate, 



FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS. 



PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF CONGRESS. 



WASHINGTON : 

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 
IS 93 . 






Resolved by the Ilouse of Representative* (the Senate concurring), Thai there 
be printed of the eulogies delivered in Congress npon the Bon. Joh> W. 
Kbndaix, late a Representative from the Btate of Kentucky, 8,000 copies, 
of which 2,000 copies shall be delivered to the Senators and Repreeenta- 
taves of that State, and of the remaining number 2,000 copies BhaU be for 
the us,- of the Senate and 4,000 copies for the use ofthe Souse, and of the 
quota of the House the Puhlio Printer ahall aei aside 50 copies, which he 
shall have bound in lull morocco with giH edges, the same to he delivered 
when completed to the familj of the deceased j and the Secretary of the 
Treasury is herebj directed to have engraved and printed a1 the earliest 
daj practicable a portrait of the deceased to accompany said eulogies. 

Agreed to in the House of Representatives Februarj 11. L893. 

Agreed to in the Senate Februarj 11. ^■ l '■'■■ 



Gin frtjm 

Judge and Mrs. Isaac R. Hitt 
Nov. 17. 1931 






PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. 



ANNOUNCEMENT OF DEATH. 



March 8, 1892. 

Mr. McOreaet, of Kentucky: Mr. Speaker, with sincere 
sorrow I announce the death of my late colleague, the Hon. 
John W. Kendall, a Eepresentative from the State of Ken- 
tucky. He died in this city yesterday evening at 10 o'clock. 
Those who knew him best loved to honor him. He was county 
attorney of his native county for eight years. He was a mem- 
ber of the Kentucky legislature for eight years. He was 
Commonwealth's attorney of the thirteenth judicial district 
six years, and he was serving his first term in the Congress of 
the United States when he was stricken with death. In all 
the positions of honor and trust to which he was elected he 
was always conspicuous for ability, integrity, and devotion to 
duty. Later in the sessiou I will ask the House of Representa- 
tives to set apart a day to take appropriate action in regard to 
the death of my deceased colleague. I now ask the adoption 
of the resolutions which I send to the Clerk's desk. 

The resolutions were read, as follows : 

Resolved, That the members of the House of Representatives have heard 
with deep regret and profound sorrow of the death of the Hon. John W. 
Kf.xdall, late a Representative from the State of Kentucky. 

Resolved, That a committee of seven members of the House be appointed 
by the Speaker, to act with such Senators as may be selected, to attend 

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4 Proceedings in the House of Representatives. 

the funeral of the deceased; and thai the- Sergeant-at-Arms of the House 
Bhall take order for superintending the funeral and for escorting the re- 
mains of the deceased i" lii- home; and the necessary expenses attending 
the execution of this order shall be paid out of the contingent fund of the 
House. 

Resolved, Thai the Clerk be directed to communicate to the Senat< • 
copy of ilir.se- resolutions. 

Ei solved, That, as a further murk of ivsprrt, tin- Hihihc do now adjourn. 

The resolutions were adopted unanimously. 

Pending the adjournment, 

The Speaker announced the appointment of the following 
committee under the resolutions: Mr. Paynter, of Kentucky ; 
Mr. Alderson, of West Virginia; Mr. Amerman, of Pennsyl- 
vania; Mr. Bailey, of Texas; Mr. Fellows, of New Vmk: Mr. 
Wilson, of Kentucky, and Mr. Belknap, of Michigan. 

The Bouse then (at 12 o'clock and L3 minutes p. m.) ad 
journed. 



EULOGIES. 



February 4, 1S93. 

The Speaker. The Clerk will read the special order. 

The Clerk read as follows: 

Resolved, That Saturday, the 4th of February, 1893, 'beginning at 3p.m., 
he set apart for the purpose of paying tribute to the memory of the Hon. 
John W. Kendall, deceased, lately a Representative from the Tenth dis- 
trict of Kentucky. 

Mr. McCreary. Mr. Speaker, I oner the resolutions which 
I send to the desk. 
The resolutions were read, as follows: 

Resolved, That the business of the House of Representatives be now sus- 
pended that opportunity may be given for tribute to the memory of Hon. 
John W. Kendall, late a Representative from the State of Kentucky. 

Resolved, That as a further mark of respect to the memory of the de- 
ceased and in recognition of his eminent ability as a distinguished public 
servant, the H^use of Representatives, at the conclusionof these memorial 
services, shall stand adjourned. 

Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to the Senate. 

Resolved, That the Clerk send a copy of these resolutions to the family 
of the deceased. 



Address of Mr. McCreary, of Kentucky. 

Mr. Speaker : The death roll of public men is lengthening 
rapidly, and in Congress, as in every sphere of life, we are con- 
tinually reminded that "in the midst of life we are in death." 

The regular business of the House of Representatives is sus- 
pended now in order that we may pay tribute to the memory 
of one of the noblest and truest and best of men. While at 



6 Address of Mr. Ml c reary, of Kentucky, on the 

hi> post of duty, in the prime and vigor <>f splendid manhood, 
and in the midst of plans and hopes and comprehensive pur- 
poses, Hon. Johm W. Kendall suddenly died on the 7th of 
March, L892. 

He was born in Morgan County. Kentucky. June L'ti. lS.'il. 
Reared among' people who loved liberty, honor, and virtue, he 
was a true type of a chivalrous, honorable, patriotic Ken tuck 
ian. 

As a citizen he was kind, obliging, and sympathetic. In his 
dealings with men he was just and fair, and lie illustrated as 
well as any man 1 have ever known, his belief in the beautiful 
maxim, "Do your duty to God, yourself, and your fellow -man, 
and leave the rest to Him who doeth all things well." 

As a lawyer he ranked among the first in his section of the 
State. When just eligible he was elected by the voters of his 

native county to the office of county attorney. He discharged 
every duty that devolved on him with such ability and fidelity 
that he soon became distinguished at the bar and w as reelected 
county attorney without opposition. Later in life he was elect- 
ed Coi onwealth's attorney at the judicial district in which 

he resided, embracing a number of counties, and he was con 
spicuous for the earnestness, ability, and courage with winch 
he advocated law and order and brought criminals to justice. 

Ill the late civil war Mr. K r.Mi \u. entered the military serv- 
ice of the Confederate states :( t the very con tneemeni of 

hostilities and served as a private soldier in the Fifth Kentucky 
Infantry and later as In nteiiant and adjutant .>i' the Tenth 
Kentucky < avali> . 

He was a brave and faithful soldier, and after the wai closed 

hr ret III lied tO tU8 home w i t h t lie con tide nee, I ■expect . and lo\ c 
of 1 » i — - comrades. 

lie was twice elected to represent Morgan Count] in the !<■- 
islature of the State of Kentucky, and was quite prominent 



Life and Character of John IV. Kendall. 7 

because of his able and earnest advocacy of measures to pro- 
mote education, internal improvements, and geological devel- 
opment. 

In 1890 he was elected a Representative in the Congress of 
the United States from the Tenth Congressional district of Ken- 
tucky, and was discharging his duties as a faithful, earnest, 
zealous, conscientious Eepresentative wheu he was suddenly 
stricken down. 

lie married Martha A. Davidson, of Floyd County, Ky., 
in 1SC0, and was blessed above measure in the sweet and ten- 
der companionship of a wife who was devoted to him for more 
than a quarter of a century. She was with him in loving affec- 
tion to the end, and the vow " Till death do us part " was sa- 
credly kept. 

I served in the same army with Hon. John W. Kendall. 
He was my brother member two terms in the Kentucky legis- 
lature, and he was my colleague in the Congress of the United 
States. Few of his friends knew him better or appreciated 
him more than I did. I knew him to be a devoted friend, a 
worthy citizen, a faithful officer, an honest man. He was also 
a thorough American and a true patriot. Proud of his own 
State and devoted to its progress and improvement, he also 
studied the interest of the whole Republic, and was ready at 
all times by proper national legislation to promote the pros- 
perity and greatness of the whole country. 

For thirty-seven years, without "variableness or shadow of 
turning," he was a staunch Democrat and honestly believed 
the teachings and principles of his party would best promote 
the happiness of the people and the welfare of the country. 
He spoke often and ably in behalf of Democratic principles, 
and he was always courteous, just, and fair to his political 
opponents. 

Every chapter of history teaches the wonderful truth that 



8 Address of Mr. Paynter, o/Kenlucky y on the 

"the paths <>(' glory lead bul to tin- grave," and this is singu- 
larly applicable to him whose memory we honor to-day 

He had been tilled with an honorable ambition for years to 
represent in the Congress of the CTnited states the district in 
which he was born and reared, and in which his family and his 
wife's family had become prominent. 

Alter one year of service as Congressman his path of honor 
and glory terminated suddenly at the grave. 

The yearnings of human nature an- the same everywhere. 
The peat Napoleon, when life's fitful fever was nearly ended. 
wrote as his last message: -I desire to be buried on the banks 
of the Seine, in the midst of the people 1 have loved SO well." 

Mr. Ki'.ndall was devotedly attached to his people ami his 
native county. In accordance with his wishes he was buried 

in his native county, where he was born and reared and lion 
ored. among the people he loved so well. 

We bow with bumble resignation to thesu ons that bo 

suddenly called him away, and we invoke Divine blessings OD 
the bereaved widow and sorrowing children of our dead col- 
league and friend. 



ADDRESS OF MR. PAYNTER, OF KENTUCKY. 

Mr. Speaker: "But kings and mightiest potentates must 
die, for that is the end of human misery." 

Death visits the hovel and palace alike. The abodes of the 
powerful, moral, cultivated, and Intellectual people are made 

desolate like those of the weak, immoral, base, ami ignorant. 
« hie ol the best inclinat ions of the human In-.nt i- to speak 
kindly of tin- dead. If we could speak nothing but evil it 

would lie better that silence should lie forever ma i lit aineil. 

fo p;i\ .1 just tribute to t In- mei > of tin- dead is ;i sad pleas- 
ore. 



Life and Character of John H '. Kendall. 9 

I shall speak briefly but truthfully of my late colleague 
John W. Kendall, who first saw the light aud was reared in 
that section of Kentucky where heroic manhood exists; where 
nature has bestowed wealth with a prodigal hand; a section 
of the country rich in mineral and agriculture, beautiful and 
picturesque. The people inhabiting it are honest, frugal, in- 
telligent, and patriotic. Amid these surroundings he grew to 
manhood, inspiring him with a love of his section of the 
country and devotion to its people. He was ever proud of the 
fact that he was born in the mountainous section of Kentucky. 
He loved the people who had always been generous in the 
bestowal of their confidence upon him. / 

Nature had been kind in its gifts to him. He was a man of 
physical energy aud mental force. He was not born to luxury 
and ease. His early experience taught him that he was cast 
upon a great battlefield, where no victory is won or success 
achieved except by heroic effort in the stern shocks of its bat- 
tles. Ambitious, he sought the conflict ; courageous, he fought 
heroically; intelligent, he directed his efforts wisely, thus win- 
ning victories and accomplishing success. 

He did not have a collegiate education. He was educated 
in the common schools of his State and at the academy at 
Owingsville, Ky. He was a man of varied information. On the 
hustings he was forceful, pleasing, and captivating. As au ad- 
vocate in criminal cases he won success and fame. He liked 
the criminal practice because it gave him a wider field for the 
display of his gifts as an advocate. He cast his fortunes with 
the South in the late civil war, and was a brave and gallant 
soldier. 

He sought the suffrages of his fellow-citizens, who gratified 
his ambition by twice electing him county attorney of his na- 
tive county, twice elected him member of the Kentucky legisla- 
ture, once Commonwealth's attorney for the thirteenth judicial 
district of Kentucky, and by electing him a member of the 



10 Address of Mr. Pay/iter, of Kentucky, on the 

Fifty-second Congress. As county and Commonwealth attor- 
ney he discharged his duties ably and well. Bis administra- 
tion of these offices merited and received the approval of the 
people. 

As a member of the legislature he displayed marked ability, 
winning the confidence and respect of the people of the State. 
Asa member of the Fifty-second Congress he entered this 
Ibmsc in December, 1891. with no acquaintance among its 
membership except with ]iart of the members from bis own 
Stat.-. He died on the 7th day of March, 1892. Be was con- 
stant in his attendance on the sessions of the House until Ids 
death. Beseemed intent on understanding the various meas- 
ures considered by the Bouse and in mastering the details of 
legislation. 

lie was modes! and unassuming in the discharge of his duties. 
Be had ao opportunity during his brief service in the I louse to 
acquaint his colleagues with the capacityfor the servicefor 
which his people had selected him. Doubtless had he lived to 
the end of his term he would have met wiih the expectations 
of his most sanguine friends, and have been useful to his eon 
stitiieney and to his country. 

The career of Mr. Kendall in public affairs has not given 
him the wide fame that it has been the fortune of others to 
acquire; his distinction at the bar may not have been ~.,, greal 

as others have won, but it can be truthfully said that he tilled 
every position ablj and well to which his country called him. 
and that he was true and loyal to his clients, rendering them 
aide ami satisfactory service. As a friend he was devoted and 

true. Asa citizen he was honest and patriotic. lie was a 

devoted husband, a kind and indulgent Gather. 

I was a member of the committee which accompanied tin- 
body to Kentucky for interment. I then learned that the 

esteem m winch he was held by Ins neighbors and friends was 



Life and Character of John IV. Kendall. 1 1 

tender and affectionate. His body now lies beneath the sod in 
the section of the country he loved so well, near the place 
where his youthful imagination was excited by the beautiful 
and picturesque, in the midst of friends who will keep his grave 
green and his memory in fondest recollection. " Best is sweet 
after strife." 



ADDRESS OF MR. CARUTH. OF KENTUCKY. 

Mr. Speaker: The badges of mourning worn by the living 
to the memory of the dead, tbe pall which covers the bier, the 
flowers which loving, mournful hands strew upon the coffin of 
those who have passed through time into eternity, bear testi- 
mony that death does not end all, but that memory lives to 
cherish tbe virtues and recall the deeds of the departed one. 

There is that in our nature which revolts at the thought that 
our dead.should sleep in forgotten places and lie in unmarked 
graves. "Affection's loving hands rear over them the monu- 
mental. marble and trace thereon the record of their lives, so 
that posterity may note the spot where they sleep and recall 
their names and deeds. 

The general who has led an army to victory and preserved, 
perhaps, the liberty of the nation, the wise ruler who has so 
shaped his country's course that it has moved on to prosperity 
and wealth, the stateman who by wise counsel, in a trying 
hour, has benefited his government and gained distinction, 
lives not only in history, song, and story, but his memory is 
preserved in towering marble and mouumental brass. Their 
memories are thus preserved, not only to honor the dead, but 
that their example may arouse the emulation and stimulate 
the ambition of those who come after them to deeds of valor, 
of wisdom, and of patriotism. 



12 Address of Mr. CarutA, of Kentucky, on the 

In a government lik< >. "of the people, for the people, and 

by the people," how important it is t«> teach by such examples 
as these that tin- citizen lives not alone for the selfish, sordid 

ends ill' existence. 1 nit for the good of his country anil the 

preservation of its liberties. 

li is i mi only t<> show our respect for the memory of the dead 
who had been chosen the lawmakers for their particular sec 
tions and by association with ns commanded our respect and 
won our regard that we cease for the time our labors and 
voice our opinion of their lives, but it is also to place on pet 
petual record, the narrative of their careers, to tell the work 
iiie\ have accomplished, the deeds they have performed, in 
order thai they may lie examples to the ambitions sons of the 

Republic Who seek tO follow in their steps. 

In eight lines of the Congressional Directory is told in these 
modest words the storj of the life of John W. Kendall: 

John W.Kendall, of West Liberty, was born in Morgan now Elliott) 

i lountj . Ky.. June 26, 1834 ; attended the eountrj scl la and the ( >« ings- 

rille Academy; stndied lav with Judge W. B. Burns, of West Liberty, 
afterwards of Virginia; twice elected count} attorney of Morgan; Bisl 
lieutenant and adjutant of the Tenth Kentucky Confederate Cavalry, 
and served throughout the war; tw ice m member of the Kentucky legisla- 
ture; m\ years c monwealth attorney for the thirteenth jndioial dis 

trict; elected to the Fifty-second Congress. 

[n these lew lines, what a record of a busy, useful, and am- 
bitious career! How full of the struggles and triumphs of 
life! Sis opportunities for early education were but limited. 
No college gave him its diploma : no university conferred upon 
him its degree and testiiied to his lituess to enter the field of 
professional labor he had chosen: bul then- was in him the 
determination to succeed, and at the close of in- hie it can be 
said he aspired to no position to which he did not eventual!] 
attain. Thai lie was a -mid soldier his promotion in the cause 
he bo valiantly and conscientiously espoused bears testimony. 
'rii.it In' «;h a cood lawyer is evidenced by bis eleval ion to the 



Life and Character of John IV. Kendall. 1 3 

office of attorney of his county and afterwards commonwealth 
attorney of his judicial district. 

That he was a good citizen, rich in the confidence of his neigh- 
bors, is shown by his election and reelection as a member of the 
general assembly of Kentucky. That he was a wise counselor, 
beloved of the people, is testified by the regard in which he was 
held by the citizens of the sixteen counties of his district, in 
giving him the most important office their votes could confer 
and accrediting him, as their representative, in the highest 
lawmaking body of the nation. 

We, his colleagues, who knew him before his coming here, 
watched him with interest; we knew that he was ambitious: 
we knew that in all the stations he had occupied in life he had 
been true and faithful so as to win the approval of his people, 
and we saw him enter on his Congressional career determined 
to acquire a full knowledge of the rules of procedure of the House 
so that he could so discharge the duties of a Eepresentative 
that he could return to the people with a clear conscience and 
hear the plaudit, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant." 
But how true it is, "Man proposes and God disposes." His 
career here was soon to end; he was accustomed to the free, 
pure air of his native mountains, and in the vitiated, confined 
atmosphere of this Chamber he could not live. 

At that desk in December he took the oath of membership; 
in March, without warning, disease's heavy hand struck him 
down and death claimed him. His busy useful life was ended 
and earth's struggles were over. The blasts of March blighted 
the buds of promise — they withered and died. Many in this 
Chamber never met the genial, whole-souled, and clever gen- 
tleman or felt in friendship his hearty grasp, but those who 
did respected and honored him. 

His mortal remains were borne to their last resting place 
amid the mountains of eastern Kentucky and laid at rest 



11 Address of Mr. Bunn, of North Carolina, on tlic 

among the people who knew and loved him all his life, and 
many a .sincere tear wet the sod that covered his dust. In 
token of their regard that people by a unanimous nomination 
and almost a unimous vote sent here as his successor the son 
about whom his fondest hopes clustered. 

His life tells its own story, a story of well-directed ambition 
and -well earned success. In future years around many an old- 
fashioned Kentucky fireside the father will gather his children 
around him and tell in feelling tones the history of the life 
straggles and success of John \V. Kendall, who lived for 
his people and laid down his life in their cause. 



ADDRESS OF MR. BUNN, OF NORTH CAROLINA. 

Mr. Speaker: We are performing a sacred duty when we 
pause amid our public services and lay aside for the time being 
our daily routine of business in order to pay our last tribute of 
respect to the memory of a good man and faithful public serv 
ant. This is a time-honored custom which should always he 
observed, not alone for the purpose of paying tribute to the 
memories of departed friends, but of utilizing their good ex- 
amples of life in rendering better the live- of those who survive 

them. 
Mr. Speaker, mj acquaintance with the late Mr. Kendall, 

in honor of whose memory these proceedings are now being 
held, began in the early part of the present Congress. We 

were both appointed members of the Committee on claims. 

and my position as chairman of that cm ittee soon brought 

me in close relations with him and a Horded me an opportunity 
to learn and admire hi- admirable traits of character and to 
appreciate his invalnable servici 9, 
There is no commitl f this Bouse whose duties are bo 



Life and Character of John Jl \ Kendall. 1 5 

well calculated to test the patience, the firmness, and integ- 
rity of a member as the Committee on Claims, yet under all 
circumstances, no matter whether the claim was for an insig- 
nificant amount or for millions of dollars, when referred to 
Mr. Kendall, he was always found exhibiting the same de- 
gree of patience, care, and even-handed justice to one as to the 
other. I never knew a more honorable and conscientious man,, 
and his straightforward, manly, and courteous course com- 
manded the respect of all who knew him. 

It should, therefore, be no matter of surprise that one pos- 
sessing his noble qualities of head and heart should enjoy in 
so eminent a degree the affection and confidence of his con- 
stituents. Whilst he was firm in his political convictions, and 
occupied no doubtful grounds on public questions, yet his 
sense of fairness and justice was so well established that his 
popularity was not confined to the members of his own party. 

Mr. Kendall filled many positions of honor and trust in 
his native State, and the fact that he retained the confidence 
of those who knew him best is the very highest evidence that 
he was worthy of that confidence and affection which they 
felt for him, and which they will ever entertain for his honored 
name. 

Those gentlemen, Mr. Speaker, who have had the opportu- 
nity of becoming more intimately acquainted with the private 
relations and character of our deceased friend, and who have 
longer known the history of his public career, are better pre- 
pared to speak in detail of his private and public virtues than 
I am. But they can not have a higher opinion of his exalted 
worth or greater respect for his sacred memory. 

Kentucky, we all know, has produced a long list of distin- 
guished and patriotic sons, whose names are proudly con- 
nected with the history of our country, yet none have been 
more patriotic or more faithful in the performance of duty than 



16 Address of Mr. C. II '. Stone, of Pennsylvania, on tlu- 

John W. Kkndali.. whose memory we this day commemorate. 

Be was in every sense a true patriot, and while he entertained 
an intense love for his own Slate, he was broad-minded and 
generous in his views, and encouraged every movement that 
would advance the prosperity of the whole country. 

But his honorable and useful life is ended. To us who served 
with him in this Hall, and especially to those who served with 
him in the committee room, and knew him so well, his death 
was full of sadness. He was taken away in the midst of his 
usefulness, and his family, hi8 State, and his country have 
sustained a great loss. 

He now rests in the silent t lion his native soil at the 

I f his beloved family, to whom he has left the rich inher- 
itance of a high and honorable reputation, a bright example, 
and a spotless name. 

The silver cord is loosened, the golden bowl is broken, the 
dust has returned to the earth as it was, and the spirit unto 
God who gave it. 



ADDRESS OF MR. CHARLES W. STONE, OF PENNSYLV.V 

Mi. Sit. \kk.B: I do not now recall how nor when 1 first D) 
cann- acquainted with Mr. Kendall. Wewere together 
no committee and were not in unison politically, but he sat 
near me and the one intervening seat between OS was often 

vacant and gradually I ciiinc In know anil kimw I'aiih well the 

quiet, dignified, and rather reserved gentleman who had be- 
come my ueighbor on the floor of this Bouse, and with ac- 
quaintance came respect, esteem, and friendship. 

lie was nut demonstrative, he Bought no new acquaintances, 
he made no speeches, and took do prominent part in thede 
liberations of t iii ~- body, but he was generally in his seat, at 



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Life and Character of John J I'. Kendall. 17 

tentive to Iris duties, standing consistently by his party prin- 
ciples and by his votes faithfully voicing the sentiments of his 
constituents. 

He impressed me with his candor, fairness, and honesty of 
purpose, his self-poise and amiability of disposition, his high 
sense of honor, his straightforward integrity of character. 

Before coming here he had been a lawyer in active practice, 
traveling through the whole ten counties forming the circuit 
in which he lived, breathing the pure, bracing air of his na- 
tive mountains, mingling freely with the plain people who 
knew and trusted him, but here the methods of legislation 
were to him new and not altogether congenial, and the very 
atmosphere seemed oppressive. 

He had the appearance of ruddy health, butdie lacked the ani- 
mation and vivacity and aggressive energy of a well man. 

He felt the constraint of new surroundings and changed rela- 
tions, and he was not here long enough to attain that famil- 
iarity with our peculiar complex parliamentary methods neces- 
sary to the greatest efficiency as a member of this body. He 
was not without ambition and his purpose to take part in the 
discussion of questions before the House was fully formed, but 
lie felt the limitations and constraint which the unwritten 
laws of this body cast about the new member. What he might 
have done in longer service no one can tell. What he would 
have accomplished for his people and the nation no one can 
predict. An all-wise Providence whose decrees are inscrut- 
able denied him opportunity and lifted from him responsibility. 

Why this was done we, his associates, who were coming to 
know and esteem him, his constituents who with implicit trust 
and confidence had placed their interests in his hands, his sor- 
rowing family who clustered around him with all that love and 
devotion which a true husband and exemplary father com- 
manded, can not understand. Why he should be taken in the 

H. Mis. 100 2 



18 Address of Mr. C. II'. Stont , oj Pennsylvania, <>/i the 

maturity and fullness of his powers and just cm the threshold 
of liis national career no one can explain. 

In his friends and to his associates liis death is a loss, sad. 
inexplicable, and unrelieved by any compensating considera 
tion; tuir to him death came, as the wise man would wish it to 
come, in the fullness of his usefulness and strength, with no 
oppressive and burdensome prelude of enforced feebleness, 
powerlessness, and uselessness, no burden of prolonged pain 
and suffering. 

To us the message of death was a rude shock : to linn its 
hand was gentle as the caressing child. We who mourn hnu 
can in it free ourselves from the sense of personal loss and sor 

row . nor refuse io recognize the solemn and oft repeated admo- 
nition of the uncertainty of life and the instabilitj of all things 

human, but in il Self death need be no somber specter, no inex- 
orable foe. no relentless tyrant. 

What is death 1 Oh, what is death 1 
"r is the snapping of the chain, 

"f is the breaking of the l»>» 1. 
'T i- relief from every pain, 

"T is freedom to i he sou], 
I i- the sotl ing of the sun, 

To rise again to-morrow, 
A brighter oourse to run, 

Nor sink again t" sorrow . 
Snch is death : j es, Bneh is death. 

What is death I ' lh, whal is death f 
' I is Blumber to the wear] . 

I is rest i" il"- forlorn, 
T is shi Iter to the drear] . 

T is peace amid the atorm, 
'T is entrance i« mir home, 

'T is pa age to i bat ' ""I 
Who liiils l lis children come 

\\ ben their wearj course is trod. 
Such is death; yes, Buob is death. 



Life and Character of Jo/in II'. Kendall. 19 



ADDRESS OF MR. MCKlNNEY, OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. 

Mr. Speaker: My heart prompts me to speak a wind in 
eulogy of our late associate in this House, Hou. John W. Ken- 
dall. I had not known him until the meeting of this Con- 
gress. He had chosen a seat next to my own, and a warm 
friendship soon sprang up between us. I found in him a gentle- 
man whose acquaintance I was glad to cultivate. Genial in 
his character, pleasant in his associations, it was a pleasure to 
meet him and receive his hearty greetings. 

His services in this House were limited, and he had not had 
an opportunity to impress himself upon his fellow- members; 
yet those who knew him best felt that he would make a valu- 
able member of this body. He was a faithful representative 
of his jteople, constantly engaged in looking after their inter- 
ests, as well as the interests of the whole people. 

He had long served his people in other positions of trust and 
honor, as county attorney, as a member of the Legislature, 
and as Commonwealth's attorney, and by his faithful services 
in these positions, as their honored servant and representative, 
his people were inspired to confer upon him greater honors by 
sending him to the halls of the National Legislature, where he 
might make his influence felt in a broader held of usefulness. 
Had his life been spared he would have shown that their con- 
fidence had not been misplaced. 

He was a modest man and unassuming, believing in that 
principle which has made our country great, that the people 
shall rule, and by his conduct exemplifying the precept of the 
Master, "The servant is not greater than his master." 

He was a broad-minded man; there was no bigotry in his 
make-up, and he always exercised the broadest charity in judg- 
ing his fellows. He was a Christian man, a member of the 



20 Address of Mr. \\'il-i>n, of Kentucky, on the 

Metliodisl Church, and had a deep and abiding trust in God 
and a broad hope of immortality. 

WhUe true to his chosen church and the faith it inculcated, yet 
he recognized as within the pale of God's love and mercy all who 
believed and. trusted in him, of whatever church or faith. He 
had little warning of tin- end. He was in his seat on Saturday, 
seemingly in his usual health, cheerful and happy. On Sunday 
morning, as the rays of the sunlight illumined the eastern sky, 
he w as stricken down. 

He heard not the bells that day that called the faithful to 
worship, and when the sun sank beneath the western horizon 
and the shadows gathered over the city his soul went our. 
the shadows vanished before him, and the lighl of eternal day 
flashed its glory on his immortal vision. Kindly hands laid his 
body in his native soil, where he rests from his earthly labors, 
but his works shall still live in the memories of those who knew 
him. I can pronounce no greater eulogy on his character than 

to say he was ail honest, manly man. 



Address of Mr. Wilson, of Kentucky. 

Mi. Speaker: Having represented the Tenth district of 

Kentucky in the Fifty first Congress and the late Hon. .1. \V. 

Kendall having been my successor as a Representative ot 
that district, 1 feel it my duty to testify to his worth as a pri 
vato citizen and to his honorable career as a servant of the 
people. 

A- a ehild of povertj he was not ashamed of his surround 

ings, andas one fighting tor existence and supremacy hees 
hiliited that courage and persistence characteristic of the 
mountaineer, which ha- Keen faithfully portrayed in prose and 
song bj t he writers of all ages. 

Impulsive, he made no concealment of his convictions, and. 



Life and Character of John 1 1'. Kendall. 21 

reliable, he could always lie depended upon as a Mend or a 
foe. He was never on the top rail watching on which side 
might be found the plums of official and political preferment. 
He never was found waiting for the band wagon, nor did he 
wait to learn how the people stood, but his career shows that 
he was a leader, always true to his convictions and not, as a 
straw by the wind, blown from side to side by the political 
winds which frequently sweep over the country, making and 
unmaking so many unworthy servants of the people. 

His convictions led him to enter the Confederate army early 
in the struggle, aud as a bold anil daring rider he had the con- 
fidence of his comrades, and at the close of the war returned 
to his home to again, as it were, start on the journey of life. 

As a lawyer he was true to his clients, aud, having been 
elected a public prosecutor, he upheld the majesty of the law 
and was a terror to the lawbreaker. 

As a member of the State Legislature he was a faithful aud 
consistent representative of his people and his section. 

For years he had an ambition to be a member of Congress, 
and more than once was defeated in his efforts to be the nomi- 
nee of his party, and after his ambition in that direction had 
been gratified he said to me in this Hall that he was not only 
surprised at the duties required of him as a member of Con 
gress, but was disappointed in his conceptions as to the oppor- 
tunity afforded to do that which was desired. 

He quickly saw the difference between a State Legislature 
and the House of Representatives of a great Government like 
ours. He fully understood the situation, and frankly said to 
me that if he lived he might be a candidate for reelection, and 
with that he would retire from the arena of national politics. 
Only two days before his unexpected death, at his request I 
went with him to the Pension Office and Post-Office Depart- 
ment in the interest of his constituents. 



22 Address of Mr. Smithy of Illinois, on the 

At tit*- Pension Office he was looking alter the interest of 
some pensioner, and said to me that, although he was a Confed- 
erate soldier and was not ashamed of Ids record as such, yel 
he was glad that the war resulted as it did and thai he was not 
opposed to pensions to Union soldiers. His domestic life was 
happy, and while here in thiscitj he was unostentatious, mod 
est, and temperate. 

Prom Ins frequent conversations with ine I was pleased to 
learn thai although we differed politically he regarded me as 
his friend and had respect tor my opinions. 

I was shocked to hear of bis death, so hale and hearty did 
he appeal only a lew hours before, and it was with exceeding 
regrel thai I « as unable to accompany his remains to his home 
in West Liberty, Morgan County, Ky. 

In conclusion, 1 can saj thai it was a just tribute to hi> mem 
ory when the people he represented elected as his successor 
his son. the Hon. JOSEPH M. Kkxdai.i.. and it is gratifying 
to observe thai he has proved to be worths of the confidence 

reposed in him by the people who had BO often honored his 
father. 



ADDRESS OF MR. SMITH, OF ILLINOIS. 
Mr. SPEAKEB : An honest, silent tear at the grave of a friend 

who has passed awaj is far more eloquenl than all the eulo 
gies which careful studs and earnest though! have ever pro- 
duced. 

Life comes to ns without our choosing, and thai which we 

call death will, sooner or later, claim us whether we court its 

embraces or trj toward ii off. To all who reach maturitj is 

given a work to do, a mission, greal or small, to pei form. 

Some sway the masses, lead their fellow-., flash across tin 
horizon of life like a brillianl meteor in a cloudless Bks at 



Life and Character of Joint W.Kendall. 23 

night, but lie who dining' the time allotted to him here has per 
formed his duty honestly, honorably, faithfully, and well has 
iu reality surpassed them all. Usefulness does not consist so 
much in the noise we make, the attention we attract, or the 
pomp we display as it does iu the real, honest work we per- 
form and the good we accomplish. 

To know how to live is the greatest mystery of life, and 
sometimes it may to mortals appear that he who has accomp- 
lished the most has apparently performed or done the least. 
Real life is not always wisely measured by mortal ken, but its 
actual merit is carefully registered by the invisible Power 
which never falters nor fails to note the smallest or most in- 
significant act. 

He of a shrinking nature and a modest, retiring disposition 
may often perform the noblest works which mortals ever ac- 
complish, and passing away may leave as a legacy to mankind 
a name which will stand as a beacon light to life's weary 
mariners as they battle with the waves of adversity and 
wrestle with life's buffeting tide. 

Honesty of purpose, integrity in action, nobleness of deeds, 
purity of life, aud a faithful performance of duty are the 
brightest jewels which can adorn the life of man, and he who, 
as the twihght of life is gathering about him, can feel and 
know that he has a conscience clear and approving in these 
respects wiU be able to peacefully fold his mantle about him 
and fearlessly await the change which, while it shatters the 
mortal, will unfetter the spirit that, as we fondly hope, is a 
part and parcel of that creative power which pervades all na- 
ture, animates all thought, and wavers not in the noting of 
of every act. 

To see the better side of life and uote the good your neighbor 
does while yet he treads the path of earth would be a grander 
act than scattering thorns about his feet and then when " death 



•_' 1 . Iddrt ss of Mr. Smith, of Illinois, on ili< 

has kissed his eyehdsdow :i" and his fetterless spirit had taken 
its flight to thai mysterious shore where mortal footsteps ne'er 
have trod to land in gems of thought his life work o'er the grave 
where rest at last the tired feet and pulseless hearts of all. 

This afternoon we pause amidst the busy scenes of life to pay 
a fleeting tribute to the memory of a worthy man. Standing 
near t he line where shadows kiss the sunshine ofthe great and 
unexplored beyond, we think of him who lately sat amongst us 
on this floor, and thought and felt and breathed as we do now. 
and seemed to have before him many year- of life; but. all 

unknown to him, the gathering shadows quickly fell across his 
path, and then the march of time with him had ceased, tin- 
window s of the soul were closed, and. with but scarce a tremor 
of his manly frame, the prison walls which held hi- fettered 
soul were broken down, and John W". Kendall was in earth 
life known no more. 

My associations w it h lii in \\ cic of t he most plea-ant character. 
From the time he entered Congress till his death we served "ii 

the same committee and were intimately connected in all our 
work. Bewasamanof bright intellect, sound judgment, char- 
itable disposition, and had a heart as tender as a woman's. 1 

have often recalled the fact during all the time we were together 
I never heard him speak a harsh word of any one. He either 

-poke in terms .if re-pect, i men da t ion, and praise, or did not 

speak at all. Such t raits are well w orthy the emulation of c\ erj 
.ice: their cultivation and practicewould throw mure sunshine 
into every life and scatter flowers where in their absence naught 

lint thorns and thistles grow s. 

To say a word in incinoiv of OUT friend I- not to me a duty; 

't is Inn a pleasure which I now perform. Unable longer for 
himself to speak, his friends at la-t can join and weave from 
memory's threads a chaplet for hu w. In the fullness of his 



Life and Character of John IV. Kendall. 25 

years he has been gathered to his rest. Devoted to his friends, 
attentive to duty, earnest in his convictions, an able lawyer, 
an intelligent citizen, he leaves to his family and friends the 
richest heritage which earth or time can give, a name untar- 
nished and still this brightest fact of all, he was an honest 
man. 



Address of Mr. Weaver, of New York. 

Mr. Speaker: It was my good fortune to know lion. John 
\V. Kendall as member of this House from the State of Ken- 
tucky. He was a member of the Committee on Claims, of 
winch committee I have the honor to be a member. My ac- 
quaintance with Mr. Kendall was necessarily brief, but ex- 
tremely pleasant, and I am frank to say that I esteemed him 
greatly. 

He was a gentleman of the highest character, a brave sol- 
dier, an able member of his profession, and a careful, pains- 
taking, and conscientious legislator, whose services on his com- 
mittee and as a member of this House would have proved most 
valuable, owing to his experience in legislative bodies before 
coming to a wider field, the House of Representatives of the 
United States. From my personal knowledge of the man and 
from information gained from mutual friends, I am proud to 
say that his integrity was above suspicion, and never did he 
exercise his right to vote in this House or on any question be- 
fore his committee but he performed his duty with rare intelli- 
gence and conscientiousness. 

He was a man of quiet demeanor, not demonstrative, but very 
thoughtful, and when once interested on a subject of conversa- 
tion was capable of great sociability^ and a most agreeable con- 
versationalist. How well I remember my last visit with him a 



26 Address of Mr. Belknap, of Michigan, on the 

short time only before his death. He served in the i 'onfederate 
army, [served in the Union army, and we had marched over 

the same territory many a time in his state of Kentucky, and 
lie told me many anecdotes of the war and spoke of many inn 
dents that were known to both ofuS;and when I hade him adieu 

tor the day promised myself much personal pleasure as a result 
of our acquaintance, hut being called home almost immediately 
I was greatly shocked within a tew days to see in the newspa- 
pers an account of his sudden death. In the death of lion. 

John W. Kendall his country lost an able and honest EJepre 
sentative, his State a good citizen, and his family more than 
can ever In- made u 1 to them in this world. 



Address of Mr. Belknap, of Michigan. 

Mr. SPEAKER: I can not lei this occasion pass without pay 
ing my humble tribute to the memory of John W, Kendall. 
Michigan unites with Kentucky in sympathy with the family 
of our deceased brother. 

In the brief time allowed me l can not properl] expressing 
sentiments, my regards, my admiration of the man as a citizen 
of the country, a soldier of the Confederacy, and a servant of 

his people. 

My acquaintance with him began in this Congress. Weoc 

Cupied seats near each other. 1 found him an unassuming. 

industrious member, almost the fust man to occupy his Beal 
each morning of t he « eek. 

Early and late, day after day, he was at his desk laboriug 

for his constituents. The hours of the da\ were not long 
enough for him, hut the hours of the nighl that should have 

been devoted to rest and sleep were given up to the many de 
mauds of his office. 



Life and Character of John IV. Kendall. 27 

As a soldier who fought in defense of the Union, I can not 
help but have an admiration for the men who fought in the 
ranks upon the other side. There has ever been and ever will 
be with me respect and regard for the men who marched and 
fought in the ranks of the Confederate armies. They were 
brave men, although they were wrong and were fighting in 
what the Union people of the country believed an unholy 
cause and as the years pass all people of the country, both 
North and South, are agreed was wrong. 

From a study of his life I am convinced he was not a politi- 
cian in any sense of the term. He was in his character too 
honest to be a politician. But he was independent in his life, 
doing as his own judgment and conscience dictated. Men who 
have the courage to think for themselves are rare, and it is 
said that our deceased brother was one of that rare kind. 

It is said of him that when war's shrill cry alarmed the land 
he thought his duty called him to side with the South. He 
did not enlist as a soldier thinking it a holiday matter, a day's 
or a month's frolic, but that it meant serious work. He en- 
listed first in the Fifth Kentucky Infantry, Confederate troops. 
By his ability and industry he won the attention of that master 
of rough riding, John Morgan, and was made by him the ad- 
jutant of the Tenth Kentucky Cavalry. His service was in 
Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia, participating in many 
battles and campaigns. 

By superb horsemanship and daring he escaped death in the 
( ionfederate disaster at Cyuthiana, Ky., when nearly every 
other man was either killed, wounded, or captured. He seemed 
in all the years of the war to bear a charmed life. 

He was not one whom death did much dismay; 

Lite's terrors, all death's terrors to him far outweighed; 

This lite that Heaven had lent him for a day. 

He stood ready to pay back when it was time to pay. 



28 Address of Mr. Belknap, of Michigan, i>h Ike 

Mi n who have felt the stiug of tlie bullet and heard the crash 
of the cannon's shell, or have witnessed the scenes of havoc and 
desolation, rarely appeal for war t<> settle their grievances. 

Wars arc usually made by civilians or politicians, bold and 
defiant in the forum, but when the storm conies they seek the 
shelter of their homes, or safely belli ml the skirts of their wives 
and mothers view their innocent fellow-citizens as they catch 
the peltings of the pitiless storm. 

This is a magnificent country, beautiful in its form, in its 
diversity. I believe the sentiment of the country is rapidly 
changing, and finally we will have no designation of North 
and South. Whosoever dwells upon a foot of soil on which the 
flag of the United States floats is a citizen of a common coun 
try. You might as well attempt to move the Cumberland 
Mountains to Europe today as to move Kentucky out of the 
Union. 

The love of one's country, and of one's birthplace, is natural 

and universal. The natives of the mountain regions of this 
country, while the remuneration for toil is not great, are most 

boastful and proud of their birthplace. It is a high e pli 

incut to those people, in a district composed of both u Blue- 
grass" and mountains, that a man like Mr. KJENDALL can 
lisetoaseal in the federal Congres, whereas the oativesof 
othei sections of the country, where the soil is rich, migrate 
like bees from an overcrowded hive. Hut all are Americans, 

and proud of t lie w hole count i y. 

The presenl age may be justly described as the age of revo- 
lutions. The whole civilized world is agitated with political 

convulsions, and seems to lie struggling after some uncertain, 

perhaps unattainable, ^ 1. 

\\ hen the pride of exploded opinions and the old war cries 

of parties shall have been silenced in the grave of antebellum 
politicians, the new generation will recognize and maintain 



Life and Character of Joint W.Kendall. 29 

that sovereignty of tlie Union which is essential to the highest 
welfare of all sections. 

The characters of men are generally molded by the circum- 
stances in which they are placed. They seldom put forth their 
strength without some powerfully exciting motive. But in a 
country like ours, where the most obscure individuals in society 
may, by their talents, virtues, and public services, rise to the 
most honorable distinctions and attain to the greatest offices 
which the people can give, it is indeed true that but few who 
run in the race for political honor can obtain the prize. But 
although many come short yet the exertions and progress 
which they make are not lost either on themselves or society. 
These are some of the benefits peculiar to a popular govern- 
ment — benefits which we have long enjoyed. 

Our deceased friend had the basis of all high character, un- 
spotted integrity and honor. If he had aspirations they were 
high, honorable, and noble. There was nothing low and selfish 
that came near the head or heart of Mr. Kendall. 

Firm in his purpose, he was perfectly patriotic and honest 
in the principles he espoused and in the measures he defended, 
aside from that regard for that species of distinction that con- 
ducted him to eminent stations where he has benefited the lie- 
public. 

In the allotment of Providence he was placed in a pleasant 
and beautiful country — a country where the mountain sides 
are clothed with forests, and where the valleys are sparkling 
with laughing springs and sparkling rivers. 

Life is all a mist in whose shadows we meet our fortunes. He 
has emerged from the mists. Gently and silently he passes 
from our sight. 

Let us think of him as still hearing the music of winds in the 
trees upon the mountain side; as still listening to the laughter 
of the mountain brooks, the warbling of the birds; his spirit 



30 Addn m of Mr. Belknap, of Michigan. 

guarding from all harm the bereaved companion of his man 
hood and the fatherless children who are left behind. 

He sleeps among the hills 
Where the mountain roses 
Drink the dews as daj reposes. 

The world is ever :is we take it. 
And life is ever as we make it. 

The resolutions were then adopted and. in pursuance thereof, 

the House (at '■'> o'clock and .">•*> minutes p. m.) adjourned. 



PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE. 



ANNOUNCEMENT OF DEATH. 



March 8, 1892. 

A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. T. O. 
Towles, its chief clerk, conveyed to the Senate the intelli- 
gence of the death of Hon. John W. Kendall, late a Repre- 
sentative from the State of Kentucky, aud transmitted the 
action of the House thereon. 

Mr. Blackburn. I ask that the message which has come 
from the House -of Representatives may be read. 

The Vice-President. The Chair lays before the Senate 
resolutions of the House of Representatives, which will be read. 

The Secretary read the resolutions, as follows : 

In the House of Representatives. 

March S, 1S92. 

Resolved, That the members of the House of Representatives have heard 
with deep regret and profound sorrow of the death of Hou. John W. Ken- 
dall, late a Representative from the State of Kentucky. 

Resolved, That a committee of seven members of the House be ap- 
pointed by the Speaker, to act with such Senators as may be selected, to 
attend the funeral of the deceased, and that the Sergeant-at-Arms of the 
House shall take order for superintending the funeral and for escorting 
the remains of the deceased to his home; aud the necessary expenses 
attending the execution of this order shall be paid out of the contingent 
fund of the House. 

Resolved, That the Clerk be directed to communicate a copy of these 
resolutions to the Senate. 

Resolved, That, as a further mark of respect, the House do now adjourn. 

31 



32 Proceedings in the Senate. 

Mr. Blackburn. Mr. President, it is not my purpose al 
this hour to indulge in any remarks upon the life, character, i i 
public services of my colleague who lias just died. At a proper 
time in tin- early future I shall, in obedience to a long- 
obsen ed custom of the Senate, ask to have a day set apart foi 
the observance of those ceremonies which shall he appropri 
ate. At tins time I .-imply ask leave to offer for consideration 
and adoption the resolutions which I send to the desk. 

The Vice-President. The resolutions will in- read. 

The Secretary read the resolutions, as follows: 

fit solved, Tbat the Senate lias heard with profound sorrow tin- anuouuee- 
iin-iii of tin' death of Hon. John \v. Kendali , late a Representative from 

the Stall- Mt' Kentucky. 

rr,i. That a committee of five Senators i»- appointed by tin- Presid- 
ing Officer, t" j"iii iln committee appointed mi the part ofthe Houbi ••! 
Representatives, in attend tin- funeral of the deceased. 

ted, I'h it the Secretary commuuicate these resolutions to the House 
of Representatives. 

The Vice President. The question i- mi agreeing to the 
resolutions. 

The resolutions were agreed t<> unanimously, and the Vice- 
President appointed as the committee on the pan id' the Sen 
ate under the second resolution, .Mr. Pasco, Mr. Bansbrough, 
Mr. Chilton, Mr. Warren, and Mr. Gibson, of Maryland. 

Mr. I i i . a < kbuen. .Mr. President, I offer the following reao 

lull. hi : 

Reeolved, That, as an additional mark of respect, the Senate do now 
adjourn. 

The resolution was agreed to unanimously, and (at I o'clock 
and •_'" minutes p. m.) the Senate adjourned until to-morrow, 
Wednesday, Match 9, L892, at 12 o'clock m. 



EULOGIES. 



March 3, 1S93. 

Mr. Lindsay. Mr. President, I desire to call up the House 
resolutions in regard to the death of the Hon. John W. Ken- 
dall, of Kentucky. 

The President pro tempore. The Chair lays before the 
Senate the resolutions of the House of Representatives, which 
will be read. 

The Secretary read as follows : 

In the House op Representatives, 

February 4, 1S93. 

Resolred, That the business of the House of Representatives be now sus- 
pended that opportunity may be given for tributes to the memory of Hon. 
John W. Kendall, late a Representative from the State of Kentucky. 

Resolved, That, as a further mark of respect to the memory of the de- 
ceased and in recognition of his eminent abilities as a distinguished pub- 
lic servant, the House of Representatives, at the conclusion of these 
memorial proceedings, shall stand adjourned. 

Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to the Senate. 

Resolved, That the Clerk send a copy of these resolutions to the family 
of the deceased. 

Mr. Lindsay. I offer the resolutions which I send to the 
desk. 
The President pro tempore. The resolutions will lie read. 
The Secretary read as follows : 

Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow the announce- 
lucnl of the death of Hon. John W. Kendall, late a Representative from 
tin- State of Kentucky. 

Resolved, That the business of the Senate be now suspended, in order 
that litting tribute lie paid tii his memory. 

H. Mis. 10(» 3 :« 



34 Addn ss of Mr. Lindsay^ of Kentucky, on the 



ADDRESS OF MR. LINDSAY, OF KENTUCKY. 

Mr. President: In the hill country of Kentucky, spoken 
of in that State as the mountains of Kentucky, we have a civ- 
ilization unique in its character, which I think more fairly rep- 
resents the civilization of the American pioneers of a hundred 
years ago than can probably be found anywhere in the broad 
Republic. After the Indian wars had been fougbl out on the 
western borders of Virginia and- North Carolina, and after the 
Revolutionary struggle had been prosecuted to a successful 
conclusion, when the people from the East commenced to crowd 
across the nine Ridge to occupy the rich lands which lie in 
the valley between tin- Blue Ridge and the AHegheuies, those 
people, who had been all the time in advance of civilization, 
feeling that they were being encroached upon by these ueigh 
hois who came across from the Bast, took up their march far- 
ther westward; and instead of selecting then: homes in the 
fertile country of middle Kentucky or of prosecuting their 
journey farther westward to the rich lands of the Ohio, made 

their h >s in the mountain regions, far awaj from the lines 

of travel, and in this isolation preserved the customs and tra- 
ditions they had brought across the mountains with them. 

John w . Kendall was a product of thisch tlization. Born 
and reared in eastern Kentucky, he was a type of the people 
of whom I speak. Robust ofconstitution, with a strong mind, 
with a reasonable ambition to excel, he took advantage of the 
meager oppoi tunities afforded him for education, and w hen he 
had reached the years of manhood had succeeded in accom 
plishingall thai could be accomplished, his opportunities being 
considered. Bewas from the outsel a leading man in his 
neighborhood. 



Life and Character of John IV. Kendall. 35 

He turned Iris attention to the law, but liad only followed the 
practice a little way when the civil war came on. Being a 
leader in his vicinity, he led his companions into the Confed- 
erate army and served with distinction to the end of the war. 
Returning to his home in this mountain country he took up 
the practice of law and took it up with success. 

Very little new blood has been infused into this people by 
immigration from the outer world, and they are to-day the rep- 
resentatives of like customs, of like ideas, of like traditions, 
with those practiced and cherished by their fathers one hundred 
and twenty-five years ago. His education in the law was 
probably not as elaborate as it should Lave been. He did not 
have opportunity of consulting authorities; he did not rely 
upou precedents. 

Such was not the custom (if his section of country. He had 
read the lectures of Blackstone; he had studied the Commen- 
taries of Kent; was familiar with Story's Treatise upon Equity 
Jurisprudence; was deeply read in Chitty's work upon Plead- 
ings, and thus armed for the conflict, he entered upon the prac- 
tice—not to quote precedents; not to look into reports— but 
to go to the reason of his case and to present it to the court 
with that singular power which always is found in men who 
have thus mastered the principles of the law, and do not rely 
upon the precedents to be found in the libraries of modern 
days. 

As I have said, he practiced with success and became a lead- 
ing lawyer in a community full of lawyers of this original char- 
acter. He was made the Commonwealth's attorney in the dis- 
trict in which he lived. He was a prominent man, either iu 
office or out of it. He served in the legislature in his native 
State, and finally his ambition was crowned by being made a 
member of the other branch of this Congress. 
At a mature age, with the experience of thirty years of active 



36 Address of Mr. Cullum, of Illinois, on the 

life, with the wisdom which came from observation, it is more 
than likely he would have taken a prominent position in the 
Halls of Congress; but Justus it was expected he would de- 
velop into the rounded man he was prepared to make, death 
came and relieved him of his duties and called him from his 
labors. 
1 did not have an intimate personal acquaintance with him, 

but I am familiar with the estimate in which he was held by 

those who knew him best. He had the confidence of the c - 

mmnty in which he lived: he preserved that confidence until 

the end: and when death came, when he was railed from his 
labors, he passed to the other side with the affection of the 

people who knew him best, ami the confidence and esteem of 
all men with whom he had been brought in contact. 



Address of Mr. Cullom, of Illinois. 

Mr. Pbesident: A.gain we pause and lay aside our work 
for the living, which just now strongly presses upon us. to 
utter a word of regret and sadness in memory of the dead. 

It was not my g 1 fortune to be intimately acquainted with 

John vy. Kendall, late a member of the House of Repre- 
sentatives of the present Congress from the Com nwealthof 

Kentucky. I knew him well enough, however, to join his col- 
leagues and associates in the declaration that he was an able, 

homst man, conscientious in the discharge of every dutj im 
posed upon aim as a citizen, as a law officer, a legislator in his 

St. ilc and in the National Congress. To whatever Station lie 

was called he performed it^ (unctions with siugular fidelity, 

and never failed to rise to the measure of public expectation. 

A.8 hits been stated, he became a member of Oonsrress i>\ 



Life and Character of John H '. Kendall. 37 

passing through a school of training not unfamiliar to the 
majority of the public men of this country — county attorney, 
State legislator, Commonwealth attorney, and finally became 
a member of Congress. How familiar to many men now here 
is this route to a seat in one or the other branches of Congress. 
As in all pursuits men press forward, performing their duty 
as they see it. taking one step and then another, some in busi- 
ness, some in one profession, some in another, and some in pol- 
itics, all prompted by a like ambition and sense of duty. Some 
accumulate, fortunes, some gain distinction and renown as 
lawyers, physicians, ministers, and scholars, some as bene- 
factors of the race, as humanitarians, and others gain distinc- 
tion as politicians and statesmen. 

J< ihn W. Kendall did not remain long enough in ( Jongress 
to become prominent, but his people, knowing and loving him, 
chose him as their Eepresentative because they recognized his 
ability and integrity and knew that he would be faithful to the 
trust reposed in him. 

After all, Mr. President, he who does his duty and does it 
well all through the years of his life is the true man. And 
who can doubt the loving witness which those who knew Mr. 
Kendall best bear, that in all the stations he did this. 

Born among the rugged mountains of Kentucky, among a 
people beloved so well, as he ripened into mature age his char- 
acter seemed to be formed by the characteristics of his environ- 
ments. He subordinated the partisan that the patriot might 
predominate, and in his love of country knew no invisible 
State lines. He entered the National House with the determ- 
ination to represent his constituency, but at the same time to 
legislate for his entire country. Inscrutable Providence in his 
wisdom deprived the country of his services ere his sun had 
reached the full glory of its zenith and while he gave promise 
of many years of active life. 



38 Address of Mr. Pasco, of Florida, on the 

His earthly career is closed ■ liis mortal remains lie among 
the mountains where first he saw the Light of day, and a de- 
voted family, a Loving constituency, and the people of the 
Commonwealth of Kentucky mourn his loss. He has left to 
t In-ni a priceless heritage — an unblemished name, a stainless 
record. 



ADDRESS OF MR. PASCO, OF FLORIDA. 

Mi. President: The Late Representative from Kentucky 
to whose memory we pay tribute to day Served his people only 
for a short period here at the national capital. Be came to 
Washington for the first time in this capacity at the beginning 
of the present Congress and entered upon his duties on Dion- 
day, December 7. 1891. 

Just three months from that time bis term was abruptly 

ended by a Summon8 to the unseen land at the hands of a ine- 
senger who accepts no refusal. He Left his quiet, happy home 
in a remote town among the mountains of his native State 
earlj in December for this wide field of usefulness, full of en- 
ergy, zeal, and health, with a conscientious desire to do his 

full duty to the people who had honored him. with ambitious 
longings to serve his State with distinction. lie little realized 
how laborious the life was upon which he was about to enter; 
he little understood how many obstacles stood in the way to 
success and fame. 

Like many others he soon found himself burdened with 
new ami unexpected labors which his constituents expected 
him to perform tor them. The time which he had planned to 

devote to the greal questions which come before Congress for 
discussion and act ion was incumbered with an ever increasing 
correspondence, the distribution of documents, visits to tin- De 

partments t<> look aftei postal and pension matters, anil a con 



Life and Character of John J I'. Kendall. 39 

stant round of small details which seemed unavoidable. Be- 
sides these there were duties more directly belonging to his 
position. He was assigned to one of the most laborious com- 
mittees of the House, and performed his full share of work, 
and his associates tell us that it was done creditably and faith- 
fully. 

Those who had seats near him in the House say that he was 
generally in his place giving attention to the business in hand, 
evidently endeavoring to accustom himself to the methods of 
legislation and looking forward to an active participation in 
the debates and legislative work when he felt himself suffi- 
ciently acquainted with the parliamentary practice of that 
body. The change of climate and mode of life bore heavily 
upon him. His work, though much of it was distasteful to 
him, was performed with diligence, but his energies were 
sapped, his health was undermined, and when disease attacked 
him he became an easy victim. On Saturday he was in his 
accustomed seat apparently as well as usual, but the next 
morning he was stricken down, medical skill failed, the atten- 
tions of a devoted wife were of no avail, his spirit passed 
from earth and returned to the God who gave it. 

In this short period of service there was no opportunity for 
Mr. Kendall to make any great impression upon the House 
or the country, and his circle of acquaintances was small, for 
he had given his first attention, after coming here, to perform 
the work which w;is nearest his hands and learn his duties 
rather than to bring himself into personal contact with his ;is 
sociates. Tliose who were nearest to him in this body and in 
the House of Representatives have not attempted to repre- 
sent Mr. Kendall as a man of national reputation. What- 
ever his capacity may have been there was never an opportu- 
nity for him to display or develop great talents. Few of those 
to whom ample opportunity is afforded achieve greatness. 



40 Address of Mr. Pasco, of Florida, «u tht 

In our earlier (lays, before i be experience of life, many of as 
may have imagined that Congress was the temple of fame, but 
if we Ion); over the long succession of names of those who have 
preceded us we can not fail to be impressed with the fact that 
even those public men who were conspicuous during their terms 
of service are soon forgotten by the world. National reputa- 
tions soon fade, ami new generations of statesmen succeed one 
another to play in turn their parts upon the greal stage of 
human action. 

Services such as we are holding are to be commended whether 
those we honor walk in the higher pathsof fame or the lowlier 
paths of usefulness. It is right and proper to gather up whal 
is commendable and praiseworthy and honorable in the lives of 
our brothers who fall at our sides as we together discharge the 
greal duties intrusted to us by our people and our States. These 
tributes, if they serve no other purpose, are treasured as chap 
ters of the family history, to incite successive generations to 
emulate the virtues of their progenitors. There is no nobler 
book of heraldry than the record of an ancestor who achieved 
success by his own efforts and served his country faithfully 
and conscientiously. 

[f we turn from Mr. Ki;.m> w.i.'s brief national record to bis 
life in Kentucky, we shall find that in the section where he was 
born and reared and lived for more than fifty-seven years, he 
was a man of no small accomplishments, and that he was loved 
and honored and respected, and deservedly so. In the early 
days of the late war, when the people of his State were divided 

ill their views of duty, his Sympathies and associations caused 

1m 111 to espouse the Confederate cause. 

lie s altered the cavalry service, won the confidence and 

esteem of Ids comrades, and foughl till the war closed, Bui 
when ho laid down his arms and again accepted the obligations 
of citizenship, he laid aside all feeling of ill will toward those 






Life and Character of John If. Kendall. A\ 

against whom he had marched and fought, and when he came 
to Congress he was ever ready to help the old soldiers who had 
been opposed to him, and he assisted many of the broken 
veterans of the Union Army in securing recognition of their 
claims against the United States. 

Others have made mention of the honors which the people 
of his county and district bestowed upon him in successive 
years. It is not necessary for me to repeat the interesting 
recital. Everythingindicates that they were worthilybestowed, 
and that the great con tidence which his neighbors and friends 
felt in him in his early life knew no abatement. Their affection 
and regard grew and ripened as his years increased and his 
manly qualities developed. 

I was a member of the committee appointed by the Senate 
to accompany the remains of Representative Kendall to his 
former home, and I wisli to make a brief reference to our 
journey mainly for the purpose of bringing out some incidents 
which showed the esteem in which he was held by those who 
knew him best. 

West Liberty, where the family home of the Kendall's is 
situated, is a little town upon the Licking River, the county 
seat of Morgan county. It is a day's ride from Morehead, the 
nearest accessible point on the railroad at the time of our visit, 
and withouttelegraphiccommunication. Our road ran through 
a hilly and mountainous section, abounding in wild and pictur- 
esque scenery, a beautiful country when decked with verdure 
and adorned with sunshine. But our journey was made at an 
unfavorable time. The cold was intense, and the snow was 
falling continuously. 

The country was sparsely settled, but the messenger who 
had the day before carried from the railroad the telegram 
bearing to the daughters of the deceased at West Liberty the 
sad news of their father's death, had announced the coming of 



I.! Address of Mr. Pasco, of Florida, on the 

tin- Funeral procession, and short as was the notice many had 
gathered at the little hamlets and villages along our ronte t<> 
show their love for their Representative and their sorrow at 
his death. We stopped, at a little honse by the wayside to 
rest our horses and warm ourselves, and were treated with 
the hospitality which Kentuckians always extend even to un- 
expected guests. And while the good wife was exerting her- 
self for our comfort, our host and the assembled neighbors 
were telling us about the manly qualities of our departed as- 
sociate and the confidence the people had in him. 

The shades of night had just gathered over the little town 
when we reached our destination. The sad news was only a 
day in advance of us, and it was manifest that a deep sorrow 
had fallen not alone upon the family, but upon the whole people. 
But three months before their townsman had left them full of 
bright hopes and high aspirations. They had rejoiced at his 
pr ition and fell a just pride in his advancement. Butil 

was all over. The la^t of earth hail conic. In accordance 
with a wish expressed in his lifetime, all thai remained of him 
was to be laid at rest with the generations who had gone 
before. 

We gathered al the I lestead in the early morning and 

joined in a brief service conducted by the family pastor. Sweel 
vnices united their melody iii an appropriate hymn, and tin- 
man of God commended the widow and children to the care 
of their Beavenly father. 

As the neighbors gathered and departed and talked w ith us 

al i the deceased, we were impressed with the belief that they 

loved and honored him, and that his death was regarded as a 

personal loss, as well as a general misfortune. 

Arrangements had been made before our arrival tor a more 
public service later in the day, and word had gone out through 
■ill i in- i try Km in l to the members of the church with which 



Life and Character of John W.Kendall. 43 

he had united and the Masonic lodge to which he had belonged 
to come in at an appointed hour, but we had to get back to the 
railroad by night and could not remain. The people were 
already assembling as we left and along our road we met many 
groups of mounted men riding towards the town to participate 
in doing honor to the memory of their Mend and brother and 
and companion. 

The events of our visit to West Liberty often occur to me, 
and I have thought that in judging the character and success 
of Mr. Kendall he should be viewed from the Kentucky 
standpoint, and that the barely commenced Congressional life 
need scarcely be considered. His career there was full of suc- 
cess. He was brave, honorable, sagacious in counsel, and true 
to his friends; a kind husband, an indulgent father, a good 
neighbor. He won the confidence of those with whom he came 
in contact in a remarkable degree. 

These are the elements of a noble manhood and a well- 
rounded life, and the record which the deceased has left is a 
rich legacy to his family and descendants, and a pleasing recol- 
lection for his friends and associates to cherish. 

Address of Mr. Blackburn, of Kentucky. 

Mr. President: We have reached the conclusion of the 
last sad ceremonial which Congress decrees as due to its dead 
membership. In the rapidly wasting hours of this Congress 
and in the pressure of most important legislation the Senate 
pauses to do honor to the memory of a man who, though 
scarcely having entered upon his service as a member of this 
National Council, brought with him a record which entitles 
him to this distinguished mark of consideration. 

It was my privilege to know Mr. Kendall long and inti- 
mately. More than twenty years ago I served with him for 



44 Address of Mr. Blackburn, of Kentucky^ on the 

two terms as a member of the bouse of representatives of the 
Kentucky legislature, liis services there were distinguished 
by reason of the persistency as well as the ability with which 
he urged upon 1 1 1 « - Legislature an improvement upon the edu- 
cational system of his section and his State and the tna'crij] 
development of its then hidden resources. 

My colleague [Mr. Lindsay] has correctly described him as 
a type of thai surviving civilization which finds its home al 
the present day in the mountain fastnesses of our community. 
Honest, sturdy) self-reliant, persistent in his efforts to estab- 
lish his views, of the correctness of which lie cherished no 

doubt, he was withal an exceptionally popular man in the 
section ill which he lived. Two evidences \\ ere given of this, 
both incontestible and conclusive. 

It was in that portion of Kentucky, when the war came on 
in L861, that the tiles of sectional passion and hatred burned 

the fiercest, lie espoused, as the Senate has been told, the 
cause of the South ill that civil strife. 

After having completed his service of four \ ears a- a soldier 
without stain, he returned to his native home, to tind society 
stirred, factional differences an settled, and for many years 
thereafter this disordered state continued to exist. P.nt he 
Was not made the object, he was not made the victim of an\ 
of the prejudices cherished against him because of his military 
service. Upon the t trary, shortlj after the conclusion of 

the war he WES given place alter place involving the most 

delicate duties, his election to these several offices proving 
beyond quest the confidence, the respect, and the affection 

w hich w ere cherished for him. 

w hether he would ever have developed into a < Songressional 
Leader il is not. Mr. I 'resident, tor us to undertake to determine; 

but if we are to judge by the record he had already made 

surely his friends were warranted in anticipating a m than 

ordinarily brilliant future tor him when he came to Congress. 



Life and Character of John W.Kendall. 45 

As county attorney, elected and reelected; as State lawmaker, 
elected and reelected; as Commonwealth's attorney, charged 
with the duty of vindicating the outraged majesty of the law, 
he had performed every duty faithfully and acceptably. 

There was another evidence given of the affection cherished 
for him by his people. When he fell at the post of duty here, 
upon the very threshold of his Congressional career, in a dis- 
trict filled with scores of able and ambitions men, several of 
whom had contested the high honors of a seat in the Federal 
councils with him but a few months before, that people attested 
their loyalty and their devotion to him by taking his son, then 
scarce more in age than a beardless boy, and by unanimous 
acclaim commissioned him to come to Congress and finish the 
term which had been allotted to his lamented father. 

These facts, Mr. President, speak louder than any tribute 
which we can pay in behalf of the dead whom we now lament; 
but, sir, I shall not undertake to claim that more was due him 
than has been accorded by the Senators who have preceded me. 

As an advocate he was known throughout that region of 
Kentucky because of the force and vigor which he employed, 
whether in the prosecution of lawbreakers or in defense of 
those charged with crime whose interests were committed to 
his keeping. Above all, he left no duty undischarged which 
lie had ever assumed. 

In the light of this record we have a right to believe that, 
could his life have been spared, he would have accomplished in 
the council chambers of his country what he had never tailed 
to secure in every position which he had assumed. But three 
months had passed from his entrance into the House of Rep- 
resentatives until the funeral cortege bore his remains back to 
his native mountain home, their fiual resting place. 

Death's messenger came without a herald ; the shaft struck 
as though it had been a blow falling from a cloudless sky; and 
yet he was not unprepared for it, if the record of a well-spent 



46 Address of Mr. Blackburn, of Kentucky. 

life, the faithful discharge of every duly, the securing, the 
commanding, and the holding of the confidence and affection of 

his people — if these suflice to make preparation lor that awful 
change to which he was so rudely summoned. 

What fate awaited him upon the other side we mu\ DOl 

know. Beyond the portals of the tomb it is not given to man 

to see. Go, bring the wisest of the earth, and by his side upon 

the edge of the open grave place the driveling, babbling idiot : 

the one can see as deeply into that narrow home or as far be- 
yond it as the other. All the cycles of ages which lie- behind 
us have shed no light upon thai dark portal: there is uo hu- 
man vision which can penetrate it. unless when aided by the 
light of revealed religion or taking counsel of the love which 
we hear the dead. 

What waited him beyond I do not know; but this 1 do know, 
thai if in that other life it has been his fortune to lie assigned 
to congenial and kindred spirits, lie is associating now with 

the generous and the gentle, the true-hearted and the brave. 

The Peesedent pro tempore. The question' is on the resolu- 
tions proposed by the Senator from Kentucky [Mr. Lindsaj . 

The resolutions were agreed to unanimously. 

Mr. Blackbuen. -Mr. President, I submit the resolution I 
send to the desk. 

The President pro ///////.</<. The resolution will be read. 

The Secretary read the rcsoluti as follows: 

Resolved, Thai :.- an additional mark of respect to the memorj of thede- 
■ i, i he Senate do now adjourn. 

The Pbbbident pro U mpore. The question is on agreeing to 
the resolution submitted bj the Senator from Kentucky. 

The resolution was unanimously agreed to; and at i o'clock 
and .'to minutes a. m.. Friday, March 3) the Senate adjourned 
until Friday, March.".. L893, at tl ..'clock a. m. 



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